a last second leap into action shielding a child from what could have been a fatal fall steve patterson, nbc news. >>> a colorado highway is closed until further notice after two giant boulders sliced across the road leaving an eight-foot gash. officials estimate the massive stones weigh nearly 11 million pounds combined. one of the boulders made it all the way across, but the other was embedded and had to be blasted into smaller pieces so crews could begin the long task extra special rubble away. renditi rendition of "the national anthem" before the united states soccer team took on mexico that was 96-year-old world war ii veteran pete defray playing the star spangled banner on his harmonica. it happened sunday in new jersey >>> let's bring in janessa tracking storms for us. >> yeah. a severe weather threat is enhanced once again here we still have across the plains a squall line that continues to form here. it's starting to lose force a little bit but the cloud coverage and the downpours are still in place now we do have 26 million under that severe weather risk for the upper plains s

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steve patterson, nbc news. >>> a volcano has erupted on the indonesian island of bali. spewing out lava on distances over two miles ash fell on dozens of villages but no evacuations were ordered. some flights to and from australia were canceled but were operating normally again today >>> back in this country nike is making a policy change after how -- growing criticism about how it treats pregnant athletes. >> reporter: this olympian ran nearly 800 meter at the u.s. championships in 2014 while eight months pregnant. >> they called me the pregnant runner >> reporter: but off the track this celebrated runner said she struggled to keep her paycheck, sharing her story publicly with "the new york times. >> i was sponsored by nike, and then when i told them that i wanted to have a baby during my career, they told me simple, we'll just pause your contract and stop paying you. >> reporter: montano is just one of many athletes they say are speaking out over what they say are nike's unfair pregnancy penalties. six time olympic gold medalist allison felix said nike wanted to pay h

nbc's steve patterson has the details. >> reporter: fresh fears rippling through some of the country's most elite families, worried about this. shame.nwide walk of >> are you going to fight these charges? >> reporter: now, new indictments are looming as prosecutors expand what is already thege largest colle admissions inquiry of all time. multiple people familiar with the case tell nbc news federal prosecutors have already sent letters to af number parents saying they're under investigation. and a new bombshelloverseas. nbc news also confirming a chinese family allegedly paid the largest bribe by far, $6.5 million to get their daughter admitted into stanford. the family has not been charged. more admissions of guilt. c prominentalifornia couple isaacson pleading guilty t paying $600,000 is bri to get both their daughters into top universities. the couple saying in a statement, o duty as parents was to set a good example for our children, and instead we have harmed and embarrassed ther by o misguided decisions. so far, of the 33 parents caught agreedscandal, 14 have to plead guilty, inc

nbc's steve patterson has more >> reporter: giovanni morris is doing something he never could have imaginede's in college. are you happy to be here >> of course i'm happy to be here i'm blessed to be here >> reporter: he's enrolled at boston's bunker hill community college hoping to one day work with at-risk kids. surprising because this former gang member spent time behind bars i used to do little stupid stuff. >> reporter: now morris and dozens more caught in rtf a prod boston uncornered, a nonprofit focused on getting gan part, by it founder mark admits it's a controversial idea >> we pay young people $400 a week, about $20,000 per year, to give them the opportunity to make the choices that we believe and we know that they want to make >> i still think you're going to have people watch this and say, hold on a minute you guys are paying criminals. >> it's not enough to say, come on, get in there you can be great you need a way to focus on education. you need a way to get out of the crew and the gang and the activities you're involved in. >> reporter: the stipend is funded mostly through p

lester >> all right, steve patterson, thank you. >>> it's a dangeus night ahead for millions of americans. a severe weather outbreak starting several states over the next five da our al roker is tracking it for us al, where is it headed >> well, w lester,re already seeing severe weather firing up. we have tornado watches and severe thunderstorm watches in effect into late tonight for tonight we have that severe risk for millions of people. it stretches across 14 states. we're talking about 17 million people then for tomorrow we've got the risk again and, in fact, for a larger area. we're talking 10 states but we expect 41 million people at risk, especially for a few strong tornadoes and sunday we've got 13 mi aion peoplet risk in the upper mississippi and ohio river valleys, and that, lester, stretches into monday and tuesday as well. we've got a really active period ahead. lester >> al roker, thank you >>> tonight there are new developments in those heightened tensions with iran amid reports th president trump is privately upset with some key members of his national security team andrea

nbc's steve patterson has details now. >> reporter: we live in a s of constant surveillance.thousands of cameras can cover every corner of a major city for miles. advances in technology have neken that big brother surveillance ostep further. law enforcement now using facial recognition to assist with quickly idtifying suspects. investigators say facial recognition is useful because it's simple. policesebtain a rity image from a camera like this one that they can easily plug into the software, combing through ata daase with a list of potential matches. but today a rejection from the nation's most tech-friendly anegion, san frcisco, becoming thest fir u.s. city to block police or city agencies from using facial recognition. >> it misidentifies people sometimes with dangerous consequences. >> reporter: studies showing ofcial analysis sare can make mistakes when identifying females and darker skin tones. but investigators say despite the flaws, it's a critical tool foragencies. >> it just allows us to weed out a lot of the noise, so to speak, in an investigation. >> rerter: still

a last-second leap into action shielding a child from what could have been a fatal fall steve patterson, nbc news. >> so lucky. >>> and a florida woman is recovering from a large gash after an alligator attack this weekend. we get that story from nbc's kathy park >> rescue 29 >> responding port st. john parkway and golf view for the person bit by an alligator >> reporter: an afternoon swim at an east florida pond took a near fatal turn. >> next thing we know, we pull her out and her side and her thigh was open >> reporter: 26-year-old nicole tillman was airlifted to the hospital after witnesses say an 8-foot alligator attacked >> 30 seconds later, i see a gator head popped up >> reporter: later, a gator trapper moved in to remove the reptile. gator attacks are rare, but not unheard of in florida. three years ago, 60 miles west of yesterday's attack, an alligator snatched, then dragged 2-year-old lane graves under water at a disney resort his body was recovered the following day. disney installed new barriers and posted warning signs after the attack but back in brevard county, officials

may finally be some relief at the pump in time for the start of the summer travel season nbc's steve patterson now with tonight's "price you pay. >> reporter: this year filling up at the pump has been painful >> yeah, it's killer price here >> reporter: this spring the price of gas reaching its sinc 2011 >> it's a little scary, especially when you're on a budget >> reporter: here's sone -- prices are price of gas dropped in more than half of all states today the national average, $2.87. most states are expected to see a drop by memorial day. >> whether the prices are moving lower or moving higher, always think about maximizing fuel efficiency >> reporter: that's easier than you think. on your next trip keep to under 60 miles per hour when you can. every five miles above that costs an extra quarter per gallon of gas. fill up the tires before hitting the road you'll burn more fuel driving on under-inflated tires and don't forget to shop around. gas prices can fluctuate wildly, even down the street luckily there are apps that help you find the cheapest gas. good news for memorial day travel when

nbc's steve patterson has late details. >> reporter: we live in a state of constant surveillance. thousands of cameras can cover every corner of a major city for miles. advances in technology have taken that big brother surveillance one step further. law enforcement now using facial recognition to assist with quickly identifying suspects. investigators say facial recognition is useful because it's simple. police obtain an image like this one that they can easily plug into software, combing through a database with a list of potential matches. but today a rejection from the nation's most tech friendly region, san francisco becoming the first u.s. city to block police or city agencies from using facial recognition. >> it misidentifies people, sometimes with dangerous consequences. >> reporter: studies showing facial analysis software can make mistakes when identifying females in darker skin tones, but despite the flaws it's a critical tool for agencies. >> it just allows us to weed out a lot of the noise, so to speak, in an investigation. >> reporter: still, critics say the technolog

steve patterson has the story. >> giovanni morris is doing something he never could have imagined a few years ago. he's in college. he's enrolled at boston's bunker hill community college hoping to one day work with at-risk kids. surprising because this former gang member spent time behind bars. >> i used to do stupid stuff. >> reporter: now morris and dozens more caught in a cycle of violence and poverty are part of a program called boston uncornered, focused on getting them off of the streets and into the classroom by paying them to do it. >> we pay young people $400 a week, about $20,000 per year to give them the tonight to make the choices they believe and we know they want to make. >> reporter: i think you're going to have people watching i. >> you need a way to get out of the crew and activities you're involved in. >> reporter: the stipend continues until they pass their graduation exams or get into college. >> i really got tired of going to funeral. >> reporter: he was shot ten times and spent 11 years behind bars. now he's working to change lives. >> do you feel like you're maki

steve patterson is in riverside where the plane slammed into a rkilding. remaly people are okay. that nobody was killed. nobody sueriously injured including that pilot who was having hydraulic issues attempting to land that f-16. instead injecting at the right moment. into the same room where workers were. in all about 12 were transported from the scene. trted for minor injuries. and of course this is important. they were rinsed of that jet fuel. there are hazardous teams on n scene right making sure it's safe for investigators. there's still a 4,000 foot safety perimeter as that $15 source plane likely the now of an intensive investigation. i just spoke to military officials. they're telling me there's anotgr press briefin in about three hours on all of this. of course we'll bring you the latest. >> thank you very much. >>> boeing says it has finished developing a software fix for the grounded 737 max jet liners. the system has been tested on more than 200 flights so far. however, the faa has asked boeing for more details and won't say how long its safety review night take. after

there are growing questions about what kind of weaponry may have been on board the jet nbc's steve patterson is there >> reporter: streaking out of the sky, an air national guard f-16 seen plummeting to earth moments before impact >> that's a military airplane in our building >> reporter: jeff shostaw was inside when the plane went down and pulled out his phone to catch this smoky aftermath >> i could still hear it was pretty scary, definitely >> reporter: the f-16 was on a training mission when it declared an emergency landing because of a hydraulic issue before crashing into the warehouse. >> did you ever any idea what happened when it struck >> it was more like a sound barrier getting blown and all of a sudden debris was all over the place that's when i knew something was going on >> reporter: amazingly no one was killed. 12 people on the ground were decontaminated from hazardous materials like jet fuel and treated for minor injuries the military won't say what kind of munitions were loaded on the plane, citing security reasons. but in the aftermath, crews are keeping people nearly a mile

nbc's steve patterson has details. >> reporter: tonight, fresh fears rippling through some of the country's most elite families worried about this. a nationwide walk of shame. >> lori, are you going to fight these charges? >> reporter: new indictments are looming as prosecutors expand the largest college admissions inquiry of all time. multiple people familiar with the case tell federal prosecutors sent letters to a number parsare under investigat. and a new bombshell overseas, nbc news confirming a chinese family allegedly paid the largest bribe by far, $6.5 million to get their daughter admitted into stanford. the family has not been charged. today more admissions of guilt, prominent california couple bruce and davina isaacson pleading guilty to $600,000 in bribes to get both their daughters into top universities. the couple saying in a statement, our duties as parents was to set a good example for our children and instead we've harmed and embarrassed them by our misguided decisions. so far, of the 33 parents caught in the scandal, 14 have agreed to plead guilty including actress felicity

steve patterson, nbc news, boston. >>> while we're on the subject of college and education. the class of 2019 at morehouse college got some stunning news at their graduation today. the historically black college counts dr. martin luther king among its alumni. and now the school's newly minted alums have a whole lot to celebrate. >> on behalf of the eight generations of my family who have been in this country, we're going to put a little fuel in your bus. >> the surprise of a lifetime after receiving an honorary doctorate, the commencement speaker, billionaire philanthropist robert smith shocking the graduates with an unexpected gift. >> my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans. >> paying off every penny of debt for the nearly 400 graduates. cheers for the $40 million lifeline. >> for him to lift that burden off our shoulders, off our parents' shoulders, off our guardians' shoulders, we're at a loss of words right now. >> in 2018, "forbes" listed his net worth at $4.4 billion, making him the world's richest african-american. and his generosity is much need

here's steve patterson. >> reporter: two sheriffs, between them more than 60 years in law enforcement. but now, deeply divided over one law. the extreme risk protection orders give judges the power to decide if officers can temporarily take away guns from people thought to be at high risk of harming themselves or others. it's been passed in 15 states across the country, and it takes effect in colorado next year. >> we just don't agree on this law. >> reporter: steve reams is so strongly against enforcing it, he's willing to go to jail. arguing the law goes against several amendments, including those governing unreasonable seizures of property and the right to bear arms. >> and that, in your opinion, is a violation of the constitution? >> absolutely. that turns due process on its head. >> reporter: reams' reaction may seem extreme, evemodeclaring t second amendment sanctuary counties.>> rorter: the bill wad last month, just weeks before yet another deadly school shooting in a denver suburb. >> she called me and she was hysterical and she told me there had been a shooting. >> reporter:

deemed a threat some sheriffs are refusing to enforce it even to the point of going to jail nbc steve pattersonke to sheriffs on both sides of the issue. >> reporter: two sheriffs. between them, 60 years in law enforcement. now, deeply divided over one law. the extreme risk protection orders give judges the power to decide if officers can temporarily take away guns from people at high risk of hurting themselves or others >> we just don't agree on this law. >> reporter: steve reeves is so strongly against enforcing it, he is willing to go to jail. arguing the law goes against several amendments, including those governing unreasonable seizures of property and the right to bear arms that is a violation of the constitution >> absolutely. it turns due process on its >> reporter: the reaction may be extreme, but half of the 64 counties oppose the law. counties >> house bill 77 is passed >> reporter: the bill was signed weeks before another deadly shooting in a denver suburb. >> she called me she was hysterical and said there was a shooting >> reporter: it's that kind of tragedy, coupled with the shoo

steve patterson, nbc news. >> there is more breaking news tonight. >>> that bombshell about a letter and a phone call from special counsel robert mueller to attorney general william barr. our pete williams is in washington with details just coming in. pete, what can you tell us? >> reporter: lester, justice department officials say special counsel robert mueller told attorney general william barr that the initial account of the mueller report in barr's four-page letter last month caused public confusion. the officials say in a letter and subsequent phone call mueller said that barr's march 24th letter, the four-page description of what barr called capture the substance of the 440-page document. mueller suggested barr sections of briefmmar the report. these officials say mueller did not describe barr's letter as inaccurate, but thought it was resulting in misleading news coverage. they say mueller expressed frustration over the lack of context and the resulting coverage. barr has said he did not want to release the report piecemeal and could not simply put out the summaries because th

steve patterson, nbc news, denver. >>> let's take a turn po the reality that you'verobably noticed at the checkout counter. stores with fewer cashiers or maybe none at all. last week here in new york, amazon opened its fourth cashier-less store. no human interactions needed. but it comes at what cost? here's nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: it's the future of checking out, and experts say they're in to stay. >> i like it. >> it's super convenient. >> it's a faster w to just pay your grocery and get out of there. >> reporter: but automated cashiers arebe ing and creeping up on people like jaden carpenter, a 22 ear-old single mom whose job working the registry in cleveland is her only source of income. >> i fly depend on my job as a cashier for my son and for myself to support where i live. >> thank you. have a good day. >> reporter: jade's been a cashier three years and says she has an advantage over machines. >> i do think that i sell more products because i know what they want, and i can have it ready for them as soon a they walk up to the counter. >> reporter: amazon has taken a very di

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nbc's steve patterson is there. >> that's a [ bleep ] airplane. that's a military airplane in our building. >> reporter: plummeting out of the sky, an air force f-16 fighter jet on a norad training mission slamming into this warehouse. >> pretty intense. the smoke, fire, i've seen a jet inside a warehouse building. it was pretty scary. >> it just sounded like a pretty nasty boom. db rie inside the warehouse, doors opening, flying open. >> the pilot having hydraulic problems, losing control of the aircraft, declaring an emergency and ejecting from the plane. >> all the warehouse crew is running at me screaming the building is on fire everybody needed to get out now. >> reporter: the jet bursting through this warehouse roof. the military and hazardous device team evacuating the scene. >> as long as that aircraft is there we consider that a viable and dangerous area. >> reporter: firefighting crews battling the added danger of a potential explosion from the impact. >> are your teams preparing for the possibility there was ordnance on board or somethi

steve patterson is in riverside where the plane slammed into a building. culous that nobody was killed, nobody seriously injured, including that pilot who was reportedly having hydraulic issues, attempting to land that f-16, instead punching out, ejecting at just the right moment. about 12 were treated for minor injuries. and this is important. they were washed of any jet fuel that may have been there as well. hazardous teams forced to clear out any possible signs of ordinan ordinance. there is still a 4,000 foot perimeter around the warehouse as investigators are focusing on the $15 million jet as part of an intensive investigation. back to you. >> steve, thank you very much. >>> boeing says it has finished developing a software fix for the grounded 737 max jetliners. the company says the updated system has been tested on more than 200 flights so far. however, the faa has asked boeing for more details and won't say how long its safety review might take. the planes were taken out of service in march after two deadly crashes in less than five months. investi

joining us now from london is nbc correspondent steve patterson and joe rubin, former deputy secretarygroup. welcome to both of you. steve, i do want to start with you. we saw the newspaper headlines there in london today. give me a sense of the mood there in the city and the country. >> well i'm glad you showed them, kend is, because that is the mood in the countries. this is front page news plastered all over every paper across the country right now. it is been a bit brutal. you're talking about a country in which public life you have a certain veneer of austerity and this cold, cool leadership and that is the image that she will leave with. she's leaving with kind of this aura of disaster unlike few have experienced, shrouded in this fight over brexit. this political monster that is now ended the premiership of two prime ministers since the fateful 2016 referendum was confirmed her legacy hinged on brexit and she's seen entirely unable to make a compromise between the hard-line brexit-ears and her exit was predicted almost a foregone conclusion that before she stepped down her own p

nbc's steve patterson is following the story for us. steve, good morning. >> experts monitoring all of this, saying the overcrowding is causing log jams of people stuck when they are most vulnerable at the mountain's most deadly areas. so many have died in what's considnging the very beginni of the climbing season there. it is a harrowing row of museum, this staggering -- humanity, this staggering photo shows rows of climbers climbing mount everest. five have diedrying to make their way to the top at the start of climbing season. three indian nationals have died. >> the opportunity for deaths to go up. >> expert says guis are taking larger crowds creating potentially dangerous traffic jams. >> two things are happening, ou're using up your supplemental oxygen, and that's your lifeline at that point, and second is that your body isin contusly degrading. it's a race against time. >> at 29,000 feet, mount everest is the world's highest mountain, near thepeak, longer lines means more mountaineers a trapped too long in the death zone with fro

but as steve patterson shows us pump prices are finally on the decline. >> reporter: this year fillingul. >> it's killer price here. >> reporter: this spring the price of gas reaching its highest national average since 2011. here's some good news. prices are reaching their peak. aaa says this week the average price of gas dropped in half of all states. today the national average 2.87. . most states are expected to see a drop by memorial day. >> whether they are moving higher or loser think about maximizing your fuel efficiency. >> reporter: on your next trip keep your miles per hour less than 60 miles per hour. and fill up your tires. don't forget to shop around. gas prices can fluctuate widely even down this street. luckily there are apps to help you fine the cheapiest gas. good news for memorial day travel. when it comes to gas prices there's nowhere to go but down say the experts. >>> high price of a trade war with china, why you may pay for it next. r it next. sure to aim it. i'm aiming it. ohhhhhhh! i ordered it for everyone. [laughing] (dad vo) we got the biggest subaru to help b

for "today," steve patterson, nbc news. >> i tried binge watching. catch up with rest of america.m out of it. >> check of the forecast? >> we do. a bunch of 16-year-olds celebrating sweet 16 from ohio here. take a moment to pray for their chaperones. shall we? a check of the weather. what's happening across the o country. go te maps and this is what we see. we have a fair amount of sloppy weather. in fact, severe storms potentially rolling through texas up through oklahoma. and into the central plains also. puing to the north and east.ea a flood thr in the upper midwest. untain snow in the northern rockies. another storm system in the west, but all eyes today on -- pimlico. the preakness stakes. of course, in baltimore. say hello to everyone there. coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. right here on nbc. sun and clouds. 77. most likely a dry btrack,ut a storm is possible. we're watching it. that's a look at your national maps with a special eye on the hat's ess, here's a look going on right where you are. >>> and just like baltimore will have about a 30% chance seeing a thunderstorm, so wi

for "today," steve patterson, nbc news, westeros. >> i tried binge watching so that i could catch upto go. >> you have about 48 hours of binging to do so. >> i'm so out of it. >> do you have a check on the forecast for us? >> i do, and we have a bunch of 16-year-olds celebrating sweet 16s from ohio here, and let's take a moment to pray for their chaperons, shall we. let's take a check of the weather all across the country. we go to the maps, and this is what we see. we have a fair amount of sloppy weather, in fact, severe storms potentially rolling through texas, up through oklahoma and into the central plains, pushing to the north and east. a flood threat in the upper midwest, mountain snow in the northern rockies, another storm in the west, all eyes on the preakness stakes in baltimore, we say hello to everyone there. coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. on nbc. sun and clouds, 77. most likely a dry track, but a storm is possible. we're watching >>> more rain. we are under a microclimate weather alert and here it is. we've got the storm already approaching. this cold front is making its wa